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US 5,211,305 AGranted
Carton
AssigneeAmerican Packaging Corporation
InventorEdward A. Horton
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Abstract
A carton-type container has a lid which is snapped into place on top of a paperboard outer shell having a sift-proof inner liner. The lid is provided with a re-closable pour opening through which the product contained within the container can be repeatedly dispensed therefrom.
Claims14
A carton having a six-sided configuration comprising
- an outer shell made of paperboard material,
- a liner within said outer shell made of a sift-proof material and having an open upper end,
- said outer shell having an upper and a lower end and including four sidewalls extending therebetween and arranged in a rectangular configuration,
- said outer shell having means at the lower end thereof for forming a rectangular bottom closure,
- said outer shell having a rectangular-shaped open top formed at the upper ends of said sidewalls,
- said sidewalls of said outer shell having flaps folded downwardly from said open top thereof to extend alongside said sidewalls to provide a rim extending around said outer shell at a location spaced downwardly from said top end,
- a rectangular lid made of a recyclable plastic material,
- said lid having a top wall provided with a re-closable pour opening therein and four sidewalls arranged in a rectangular configuration and extending downwardly from said top wall to overlie said flaps of said sidewalls of said outer shell,
- said sidewalls of said lid having shoulders formed thereon adapted to interlock with said rim formed by said flaps of the outer shell to secure said lid in position on top of said outer shell,
- and means for adhering the inner wall of said outer shell to the upper end of said liner along a band extending around a perimeter of said liner at its upper end.
7 more elements
A carton having a box shape comprising
- an outer shell made of paperboard material,
- a liner within said outer shell made of a sift-proof material, said liner having an upper portion providing a rectangular-shaped open top portion having a top edge,
- said outer shell having an upper and a lower end and including four sidewalls extending therebetween,
- said outer shell having means at the lower end thereof for forming a rectangular bottom closure,
- said outer shell having a rectangular-shaped open top end formed at the upper ends of said sidewalls,
- said sidewalls of said outer shell having flaps folded downwardly from said top end thereof to extend alongside said sidewalls to provide a rim extending around said outer shell at a location spaced downwardly from said top end,
- a rectangular lid made of a recyclable plastic material,
- said lid having a top wall provided with a re-closable pour opening therein and four sidewalls arranged in a rectangular configuration and extending downwardly from said top wall to overlie said flaps of said sidewalls of said outer shell,
- said sidewalls of said lid having shoulders formed thereon adapted to interlock with said rim formed by said flaps of the outer shell to secure said lid in position on top of said outer shell, and
- means for securing said upper portion of said liner in a fixed position adjacent said top end of said outer shell with said top edge thereof contained within said outer shell.
7 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.